The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05
To''l department.

Hon. James b. Grooms was in Elkton
\ on Tuesday last.
DIR. j. Hare Taylor dentist, will be at
his office in Cecilton on Friday and Satur-
day of next week.
Prank j. Henry has rented the Elkton
steam laundry in the Hollow, and will
commence operations the early part Of next
week.
An infant child of Mr.. Harry Scott.
residing on the McN.mes farm i'll Elk
Neck, died on Sunday night and was buried
in the Elkton cemetery on Wednesday.
PHI Weaver who represents James
T. Wood Il Co patentees of Mineral Wool
for covering steam and hot air pipes, was
in Elkton on Wednesday.
We call the attention of our readers to
the advertisement in this weeks issue of
the sale of a mill property belonging to the
e. P Whitaker Company.
There will he meeting of the L. S.
Grant Post, No. 10, &. A. r., at the post
room III Elktou ON Wednesday evening
next BY order of the Commander Joshua
NJ Ash. \
4 benjamin r. Drew will open cigar
aud tobacco store in the building on the
northeast corner of Bow and High streets,
RECENTLY occupied by Burton Valentine,
the barber.
There has been still another accident in
connection with the moving Of the rnacL-
lu-ry out of Br1wster's mill. Joseph Brew
ster OF Chester had his foot BADLY crushed
ole day last week by bar of iron falling
on it. This is the third accident at this
mill in as many weeks.
Stevenson Archer, Jr., son OF State
Treasurer Archer, died on Wednesday after
noon of affection of the kidneys in his nine
fe+nth year. He was a bright promising
youth and "A student At the B-lair Academy,
where he was being prepared to enter
PRINCETON College.
-D-pury Collector Knight acting for
Collector Groome of the Balrim IRE Custom
House on Tuesday swore in F. p. Meehan,
OF b Baltimore. as day Inspector, vice ID. II
Mnberly removed, and Robert w. Groome
as assistant weigher, vice +. H Webb, also
removed. Mr.. Meehau gets 81 80 per day,
and Mr. Groone 81, 200 per annum.
Read the attractive advertisement of
Thomas H. Lort, published in another
column. Mr.. Lort should be visited by
chose wishing to purchase wall paper, and
have it placed on the walls. He sells paper
fair nj. Z alls in
work hanlike manner. He also deals in
paints, oils, leads. window glass 81.
A new schedule of trains went into eff
feet the =. w. 4 b. railroad the first
part of this week. The only changes of
trains stopping at Elktou station are the
following: The midnight train moving
south will leave here at y - instead of
1231. The train that has been leaving
here moving south at 1.O1 p. NJ, has been
changed to y So NJ.
Wilmer Jaquette, son of Robert Ja-V
quette, of near Ricketts, mill, died on Mon
day afternoon aged about ten years. He
was very ill the early part of last month,
but had beeu improving and his death was
unexpected. His funeral took place from
the Residences OF his father on Thursday
afternoon. The iuterment was made az
Cherry Hill cemetery
"A new wrinkle for church festivals has
been discovered Dy the managers of u Bap-
tist Church festival in New Haven. Mrs.
Nancy Gorham who WAS ninety-one years
old that day, it Is stated, sang song OF her
childhood in a most agreeable and viva
cious manner. The old women com
ing 70 the front. The young girl singers
must take a back seat
AT Nuremberg recently woman with
ont arms was married. She signed the
marriage contract with her right foot, and
the happy man placed ring on the small
toe of her left foot. Such is the persstaucy
of many of the gsntler sex to attain the
married state that We doubt not were they
minus both arms and feet they would sign
the contract with their ear
u The annual installation of officers of
I Union Lodge, A. F. NJ, No. 4s, of this
town held on Tuesday night last. Tue
following were installed: 5. j. Keys, w.
NJ; DR.. j. II. lamar, 5. w ; Daniel Brat
ton, j. w; John Perkins, secretary; c.
Lewis, treasurer; VIM. 5. Evans, S. D.; l..
NJ. Hanes, j. d.; II. NJ. NIcol, tyler. The
members of the lodge partook of collation.
at the restaurant of WIN. T. Giles after the
Installation ceremony was performed.
The fortieth annual session Of the State
Council OF Maryland, Order of United
American Mechanics, was held at Me
chanics' Hall, Baltimore on Tuesday last.
Twelve councils were represented. The re
ceipts of subordinate lodges for the past
year were 81, 36074 amounts paid for bene-
fits and relief, IS, 5I2 Of. Among the oifi !
GERS elected for the present year are j. w
Campbell, of North East, Inductor, and
John H. Drummond of Cherry Hill, pro-
tector.
The Cambridge Chronicle newspaper
was purchased on Tuesday Last by John A.
Pattlsun and Emerson G. II arlington, two
enterprlslng young men of Cambridge
Mr.. Harrington is principal of the Cam
bridge Academy, and Mr.. P.tSlsou il EN-
pluy-d AZ teacher in the same institution.
The paper will rem ,u Democratic in poll
Melvin, late editor, the Chronicle has been
III a tiourishing condition. Mr. Melvin
proposes to 90 West shortly with the view
of locating and establishing "A newspaper
Talbot county it would appear is about
to follow Cecil III having her court hous. re
modelled. MIR. f. b. Ghe9uier, an architect,
presented a statement to the County Com
rnissoners on Tuesday regarding the pres
ent copdIion Of the court house and max
ing suggestions for its improvement. The
architect states that the roof is unsafe and
liable to tall III and cause serious damage at
any time. He suggests that the stairways
b- changed, the court room enlarged, and
other necessary Things done TO make the
building safer. more convenient and more
slightly. Our Talbot county ntighturs had
better put up with the old building until
thov are able and willing to build new
one. This is what the peop!. of Cecil who
have dst expended Sl2, 900 in patching up
an old coult h1use wish they had done.